Connecticut western news., 1887-01-26
Fuller & Peet are taking an inven-

ing at the Warner House.
 Mrs s. l.. C. Harvey went to New York last Saturday to remain about a month.
 -S. w. Barnes and family expect to leave on Tuesday next for a two month s sojurn in Florida.
 According to the church calender, Ash Wednesday comes this year on the 23d of February, and Easter on the 10th of April.
 The daughters of Congressman elect Granger of the fourth district, have, been spending some time at the house of Hon E. M Chapin at Pine Meadow, -Ne,c Hartford Tribune.
 Mrs Dr H. NJ. Sanders of Great Burlington, has rented Julius Corbit' house (the John A. Beckley homestead) on High street, in this village, and will open a sanitarium there in April next. | The Archdeaconry of Litchfeld | noon at the rectory in this village. | Public services were held at Christ church last evening and will also be held tbere at s 80 o'clock to-day.
 J. A. Mcdonald of Unionville, has now lost fortv-fve pigs, nine large and thirty six small ones The secretary of the state board of agriculture looked at them Saturday. Others have lost pigs by the same disease.-T. V. Herald
 Those who think the ore mines and iron business in this section of the coun- try are played out are respectfully re- ferred to the record of the Old Hill mine for the year 1886. See Ore Hill correspondence.
 On Monday evening large audience of Canaanites travelled 4.500 miles from the Yellowstone Park to the Gulf of Mexico, with w. B. Hermance and his stereoptican, and they greatly enjoyed the trip. This Wednesday, evening MT Hermance will delight an audience at Lime Rock.
 By urgent request of friends Mrs Dr H. M. Sanders of Great Burlington, will deliver her interesting lecture, "The house we live in, or the science of protecting life and health, |" at the school house in Canaan Valley, this Wednesday, evening. Admission free.
 Salmon Barlow's trial was on the docket for yesterday in the district court at Pittsfeld, but could not be reached. The case will be called to-day. Messrs A. T. Roraback, E. D. Lawrence, J. A. Underwood, Nathan Watson, John B. Davis, Josiah Gillette and Lyman Dunning are attending the trial in the capacity of witnesses and spectators.
 The following are the officers of David S. Cowles Post for the ensuing year: B. s. Roberts, P. O.; H.Schamer- horn, s. V. O.; J. Reel, J. V. O.; T. L.. Sackett, surgeon; G. L. Parsons, Q. M. ; M. P. Kilmer, O. D.; H. P. Morse, chaplain; J. M. Roys, O. G.; N. Van Deusen, adjutant; H. Decker, S. M.; J. Quinn. Q. NJ. s.
 Mrs Ida Barnes, wife of Weston M. Barnes, died of consumption at Green vile, N. J., about 2 D. m. on Tuesday, January 18th. She was 35 years of age. She was native of Hyde Park, N. Y., and resided there until her marriage. About five years ago Mir and Mrs Barnes removed from Canaan to Greenville. She was an estimable lady and gained many friends during her residence here and at Greenville. Her funeral and burial were attended at Greenville on Friday, quite number of friends from Canaan being present. The floral offer. ing were profuse. Much sympathy is expressed for the bereayed husband, and for her family who have lost @ devoted daughter and sister.
 We make room to-day for Rev Robert Hunts opinion of the book, "Our Country" There is no book ir existence that so correctly, tersely and vividly sizes up the situation of affairs in the United States as does "Ou1 Country" MT Hunts letter is only g sample of the endorsements that the book receives from the broadest anG deepest thinkers in the land. A cop, of Our Country" should be, and car be, placed in every home on this con tinent, for the book is sold at the mere cost of publication and postage. Copie for perusal and distribution can be ob tained from the publishers, Messr. Baker & Taylor, No Bond street, Ney York. Fifty cents in cloth binding o twenty-five in paper.
 The Guy Family minstrels coult not make satisfactory terms with Land lord Warner, therefore they did no give an entertainment in this village las Friday evening. On Tuesday afternoon of last week their advance agent arrive, at the Warner House, engaged the tow hall, left at the NEWS office for publica
 tion notice of the entertainment, an made all the necessary arrangements a he supposed, for he took it for grante
 that only the customary hotel bill woul
 be charged. It appears, however, ths Landlord Warner was harvesting ice an
 the agent did not see him until lat ' Tuesday evening, and then Warner asl